Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Stepdown/Floor position at a Level I Trauma academic medical center in West Virginia, requiring telemetry strip reading ability and a valid WV or compact RN license.

Details

• 7 West is a combined Stepdown and Floor unit with 32 total beds (12 Stepdown, 20 Floor)
• Stepdown nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:3; Floor ratio is 1:4-6
• Common diagnoses include chest pain, COPD, altered mental status, pneumonia, UTI, abdominal pain, overflow for most services, and GIP Hospice
• Telemetry monitoring is in use on the unit; RNs must read strips in conjunction with telemetry monitor techs
• Drips are administered in the Stepdown; Floor patients may receive PCAs, heparin, and similar
• EMR is Epic
• Shifts are 12 hours; day shift runs 7:00am–7:30pm and night shift runs 7:00pm–7:30am
• Weekend requirement is 2 weekends per schedule (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
• Holiday coverage is integrated into the permanent staff holiday schedule
• Travelers may be floated to any floor or stepdown unit within the facility

Requirements

• Active WV or compact RN license required
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Ability to read telemetry strips required
• Valid driver's license required for consideration
• Must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible

Additional Information

• Level I Trauma, acute care hospital setting
• A free charge nurse is budgeted per unit and a house supervisor is always available
• Nurse aides are staffed at 4 per shift when fully staffed for 32 beds
• Scrub color is Royal Blue
• COVID vaccination is required; medical or religious exemption requests are available
• Candidates who have previously worked at any WVU Medicine location must have taken a 2-year break before returning
• Travelers may not work within the WVU system for longer than one cumulative year without a 2-year break
• Candidates can only be submitted to one WVU facility at a time